Monitoring of neuromuscular transmission in organophosphate pesticide-poisoned patients

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 191, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 297-304

  Thiermann, H ^a   Zilker, T ^b   Eyer, F ^b   Felgenhauer, N ^b   Eyer, P ^c   Worek, F ^a  

^a BUNDESWEHR INSTITUTE OF PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Neuromuscular transmission; Organophosphate poisoning; Oximes; Pesticide

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ATROPINE; CHOLINESTERASE; OBIDOXIME; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE;

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MONITORING; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION; NEUROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ADULT; CHOLINESTERASE REACTIVATORS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; OBIDOXIME CHLORIDE; PESTICIDES; PHOSPHORIC ACID ESTERS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 70449524224     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2009.09.013     Document Type: Article

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